Best Time to Drive from Waltham to Pawtucket

Right now (7:50 pm EST): about 39 minutes via I-95 South, usually 40 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Waltham to Pawtucket by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	38	39	42	43	42	41	42	41	44	53	57	58	47	40	39	40
Tue	39	38	39	43	44	43	41	41	41	45	56	66	68	57	42	40	40
Wed	39	38	39	43	44	43	42	41	43	46	59	65	68	58	43	40	40
Thu	39	38	39	43	44	42	42	42	41	46	60	69	70	60	45	40	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	42	41	42	42	45	51	63	67	61	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	44	44	44	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	40	41	41	40	39	40	40

About this drive

On weekdays the 44-mile drive from Waltham to Pawtucket (via I-95 South) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 71 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 43 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (44 minutes).

About 43 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 1.3 miles surface streets (1 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Waltham to central Pawtucket along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Waltham to Pawtucket?

On weekdays, leave before 8 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 71 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Waltham to Pawtucket?

The 44-mile drive usually takes 38 to 71 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 43 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Waltham to Pawtucket?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 71 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-95 South in Boston (28 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	38	39	42	43	42	41	42	41	44	53	57	58	47	40	39	40
Tue	39	38	39	43	44	43	41	41	41	45	56	66	68	57	42	40	40
Wed	39	38	39	43	44	43	42	41	43	46	59	65	68	58	43	40	40
Thu	39	38	39	43	44	42	42	42	41	46	60	69	70	60	45	40	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	42	41	42	42	45	51	63	67	61	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	44	44	44	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	40	41	41	40	39	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	38	39	42	43	42	41	42	41	44	53	57	58	47	40	39	40
Tue	39	38	39	43	44	43	41	41	41	45	56	66	68	57	42	40	40
Wed	39	38	39	43	44	43	42	41	43	46	59	65	68	58	43	40	40
Thu	39	38	39	43	44	42	42	42	41	46	60	69	70	60	45	40	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	42	41	42	42	45	51	63	67	61	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	44	44	44	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	40	41	41	40	39	40	40

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	39	38	39	42	43	42	41	42	41	44	53	57	58	47	40	39	40
Tue	39	38	39	43	44	43	41	41	41	45	56	66	68	57	42	40	40
Wed	39	38	39	43	44	43	42	41	43	46	59	65	68	58	43	40	40
Thu	39	38	39	43	44	42	42	42	41	46	60	69	70	60	45	40	40
Fri	39	38	39	41	42	41	42	42	45	51	63	67	61	52	43	40	39
Sat	39	37	37	38	38	39	41	42	42	44	44	44	43	43	40	39	39
Sun	39	38	37	37	37	39	40	40	41	41	40	41	41	40	39	40	40